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CAFE RACERS OF THE 1960S

Author: Mick Walker

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94 pages

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Famed motorcycle author Mick Walker provides a fascinating re-creation of the 1960s cafe racers superbike specials, packed with period photos of the machines and their riders, with information on technical and design features, clothing and accessories, and the cafe racer lifestyle which aroused fervent enthusiasm and stern disapproval in equal measure. 

Includes chapters on Goldie, Triton, Dunstall, Rockers, Homebrew, Cottage Industry, and Foreigners.

To read this book is to enter a period that has become part of motorcycle folklore. 

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Tim Smith

Loved it!!

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David K. Lane
cafe racers

A good book with lots of pictures showing how the cafe racer scene started.

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Jack Gittinger

CAFE RACERS OF THE 1960S

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John Griffin
A Lovely, Gritty Era...

Expertly captioned period photos; a nostalgic look at a fascinating era. British bikes reigned supreme; the moribund UK economy reached toward a brief blossoming.
Even the council flat louts could aspire to a loud, clapped out cafe racer - gaining immediate credibility as a low rent badass. Heroes included the same adolescent scratchers who would go on to dominate Grand Prix racing in the coming decade.
Great book; highly recommended!!

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Russ
Good book

Well designed and illustrated

Customer Reviews

Based on 5 reviews
100%
(5)
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T
Tim Smith

Loved it!!

D
David K. Lane
cafe racers

A good book with lots of pictures showing how the cafe racer scene started.

J
Jack Gittinger

CAFE RACERS OF THE 1960S

J
John Griffin
A Lovely, Gritty Era...

Expertly captioned period photos; a nostalgic look at a fascinating era. British bikes reigned supreme; the moribund UK economy reached toward a brief blossoming.
Even the council flat louts could aspire to a loud, clapped out cafe racer - gaining immediate credibility as a low rent badass. Heroes included the same adolescent scratchers who would go on to dominate Grand Prix racing in the coming decade.
Great book; highly recommended!!

R
Russ
Good book

Well designed and illustrated